BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE IN REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Program Description The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Real Estate Finance and Development offers students the opportunity to minor in either Building Development or Finance. The Building Development minor is offered by the College of Business with support from the architecture program. Architecture courses are described under the School of Architecture. The minimum number of semester hours is 121 with 124 semester hours required for the minor in Building Development. All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below Core Curriculum Requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Real Estate Finance and Development must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for this degree. Core Curriculum Requirements Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours) Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement: WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business Science (6 semester credit hours) Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours) Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Political Studies (6 semester credit hours) POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Economics (3 semester credit hours) ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics Literature (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. The Arts (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain I: Mathematics and Science
Domain II: Society and Culture
Domain III: Literature and the Arts
Domain IV: World Society and Issues
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in addition to the Core Curriculum. Course or Requirement Semester Credit Hours ACC 2013 Principles of Accounting I 3 ACC 2033 Principles of Accounting II 3 BLW 3013 Business Law 3 COM 1053 Business and Professional Speech 3 ECO 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics (Domain II) 3 ECO 2023 Introductory Microeconomics 3 FIN 3014 Principles of Business Finance 4 GBA 2013 Social and Ethical Issues in Business 3 IS 1403 Business Information Systems Fluency 3 IS 3003 Principles of Information Systems for Management 3 MGT 3003 Business Communication and Professional Development 3 MGT 3013 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management 3 MGT 4893 Management Strategy (taken in semester of graduation) 3 MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing 3 MS 1023 Business Statistics with Computer Applications I 3 (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3513 in lieu of MS 1023) MS 3023 Business Statistics with Computer Applications II 3 (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 3523 in lieu of MS 3023) MS 3043 Management Science and Operations Technology 3 MTC 1033 Algebra with Calculus for Business (Domain I) 3 (Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 1214 in lieu of MTC 1033) In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree requirements.
Degree Requirements A. 15 upper-division semester credit hours in the major: BLW FIN FIN FIN FIN 3523 3433 4713 4723 4733 Real Estate Law Principles of Real Estate Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Finance Real Estate Investment Real Estate Development
B. 15 semester credit hours of electives that include at least 9 semester credit hours of upper division courses in the College of Business, or the completion of one of the minors listed below.
Minor in Building Development The minor in Building Development is available only to students pursuing a B.B.A. in Real Estate Finance and Development degree. All students pursing the Minor in Building Development must complete the following 18 semester credit hours: A. 3 semester credit hours of required Finance classes: FIN 4903 Building Development Internship
B. 15 semester credit hours of support work: ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC 2213 4013 4023 4613 4623 Construction Materials and Concepts Construction Estimating I Construction Estimating II Construction Management I Construction Management II
Minor in Finance The Minor in Finance is available only to students pursuing a B.B.A. degree as outlined in the catalog. Students seeking a B.B.A. in Real Estate Finance and Development who wish to minor in Finance take the following courses to satisfy these requirements: A. 6 semester credit hours of required Finance classes: FIN FIN 3033 Principles of Investment 3313 Money and Banking
B. 9 semester credit hours of electives of which at least 3 hours must be upper division business electives. ACC 3023, FIN 4873 and FIN 4853 are recommended. To declare a Minor in Building Development or Finance, students should obtain advice and seek approval of substitutions from specified course requirements by consulting the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Center.